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The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) – Volunteers
One of the key changes to health and safety regulation in Western Australia brought about by the Work Health and Safety Act (2020) WA...
Greg Smith
Jan 15, 20223 min read
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The Racek Decision
The Racek Decision (Daniel Racek v DP World Sydney - [2019] FWC 772), published on 8 February 2019, is a very important decision which...
Greg Smith
Feb 28, 20196 min read
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Is there a duty to warn workers about obvious hazards?
In my latest book, Paper Safe: The triumph of bureaucracy in safety management, I looked at the obligations of an employer to warn...
Greg Smith
Feb 12, 20193 min read
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Safety Case(s): Opcon Plumbing Pty Ltd
SafeWork NSW v Opcon Plumbing Pty Ltd; SafeWork NSW v Annous Keywords: Due Diligence; Company Officers I have written before about the...
Greg Smith
Dec 12, 20183 min read
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Safety Case(s): Kite
R v Kite [1996] 2 Cr. App. R.(S.) 295 The Kite case is slightly different from some of the decisions we have looked at in the Safety...
Greg Smith
Oct 30, 20183 min read
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Safety Case(s): Action Concreting
Safe Work (NSW) v Action Concreting and Constructions Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 191 The Action Concreting case is not one I used in my recent...
Greg Smith
Oct 30, 20183 min read
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3 comments
Safety Case(s): Harbour City Ferries
Harbour City Ferries Pty Ltd v Mr Christopher Toms [2014] FWCFB 6249 While the Harbour City Ferries case is not a prosecution under...
Greg Smith
Oct 30, 20184 min read
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4 comments
Safety Case(s): Boland v BHP Billiton
Boland v BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd [2018] SAET 167 This BHP case is a sentencing decision, but it raises some...
Greg Smith
Oct 23, 20185 min read
781 views
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Safety Case(s): Wollongong Glass
Safe Work NSW v Wollongong Glass P/L [2016] NSWDC 58 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Safe Work Method Statement; Drugs and alcohol in...
Greg Smith
Oct 21, 20186 min read
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Safety Case(s): Hungry Jacks
DPP v Hungry Jacks, Visy & Veolia [2018] VCC 1454 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Contractor Safety Management The Hungry...
Greg Smith
Oct 18, 20185 min read
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Safety Case(s): SD Tillett
Moore v SD Tillett Memorials Pty Ltd [2002] SAIRC 47 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; documented procedures; one-off departure by an...
Greg Smith
Oct 15, 20185 min read
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Safety Case(s): Ferro Con
Hillman v Ferro Con (SA) Pty Ltd (in liquidation) and Anor [2013] SAIRC 22 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Contractor Safety...
Greg Smith
Oct 13, 20187 min read
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3 comments
Safety Case(s): Silent Vector
Silent Vector Pty Ltd v Shepherd & Anor [2003] WASCA 315 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Contractor Safety Management It is...
Greg Smith
Oct 12, 20186 min read
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Safety Case(s): ACR Roofing
The Queen v A.C.R Roofing Pt Ltd [2004] VSCA 215 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Expertise; Contractor Safety Management;...
Greg Smith
Oct 11, 20186 min read
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New series: Safety Case(s)
As part of my ongoing research and writing, I have started a new series on my blog, Safety Case(s). Each day I will be posting a summary...
Greg Smith
Oct 10, 20181 min read
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Safety Case(s): Stratton v Van Driel
Kenneth Peter Stratton v Van Driel [1998] VSC 75 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Contractor Safety Management The Case On 15...
Greg Smith
Oct 10, 20185 min read
206 views
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My new book, Paper Safe is now available.
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